Customs officers have seized cannabis worth more than HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) from a fishing boat in Hong Kong’s southern waters, marking the largest drugs bust involving such a vessel in a decade. Officers on patrol spotted the boat south of Lamma Island on Tuesday morning, Wong Ngar-lun, divisional commander of customs’ marine strike and…
Customs officers have seized cannabis worth more than HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) from a fishing boat in Hong Kong’s southern waters, marking the largest drugs bust involving such a vessel in a decade. Officers on patrol spotted the boat south of Lamma Island on Tuesday morning, Wong Ngar-lun, divisional commander of customs’ marine strike and…
“Hongkong Electric and a green group have teamed up to explore the feasibility of wind-generated electricity in the SAR,” reported the South China Morning Post on December 27, 2000. “The power company has commissioned the Friends of the Earth to conduct a $1 million exploratory project on wind power. “They hope to produce a ‘wind…
Pets provided their owners with much-needed companionship during the pandemic, when ownership in Hong Kong grew along with spending on food and medical care for the animals. But ownership comes with responsibilities. And there has long been a recognition that the welfare of animals in the city needs to be better protected. The Society for…
A former university professor brought two yoga balls filled with lethal gas to his Hong Kong home to exterminate shrews that had been attracted by the smell of Spanish ham, a court has heard in the trial over the alleged murder of his wife and daughter. Anaesthesiologist Khaw Kim Sun, 60, told the High Court…
A Hong Kong teenager was taken to hospital on Saturday morning after having one of his toes bitten by a wild boar during a camping trip at a beach in the western New Territories. The boy, 14, contacted police at 5.05am and told them the animal had charged him while he was staying at the…
A Hong Kong teenager was taken to hospital on Saturday morning after having one of his toes bitten by a wild boar during a camping trip at a beach in the western New Territories. The boy, 14, contacted police at 5.05am and told them the animal had charged him while he was staying at the…
Pets are increasingly part of family life in the city. It is common to see Hongkongers accompanied by their furry friends, often being pampered or even pushed along in prams. Care for hundreds of thousands of dogs, cats and other animals contributes to a healthy industry along with their related foods and supplies stores. So,…
The Hong Kong government has effectively ruled out ever competing in surfing at the Olympics by doubling down on banning the sport at any public beaches in the city. Adrian Pedro Ho King-hong, a lawmaker with the New People’s Party, said he had been trying to meet with the government after a months-long crackdown on…
A wild boar ran into a motorcycle on a Hong Kong road on Wednesday, causing the rider and his passenger to suffer injuries. The motorcycle, driven by a 39-year-old man, was travelling along the Kowloon-bound lane of Clear Water Bay Road in Sai Kung when the incident occurred shortly after 3am. While riding near Tai…